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Tax Reporting, Entity Selection and Licensing Issues

Staying on top of the challenges associated with the rapidly growing brewing and distillery industries can be daunting. The complexity of business transactions and regulations are ever-present obstacles to start-ups and established breweries alike. Be prepared to face these challenges head-on! This essential course will teach you how to guide your brewery and/or distillery clients through the industries' business obstacles and navigate the maze of tax compliance, registration and labeling regulations. You will also learn how to effectively protect your client's intellectual property and receive valuable tips for negotiating an array of brewery and distillery contracts like distribution, licensing agreements and more. Register today!

Understand the hot topics and new developments concerning breweries and distilleries.

Review how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts craft brewers.

Discuss the challenges faced with entity selection, formation and financing specific to breweries and distilleries.

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SARAH B. BENNETT is a partner at Chestnut Cambronne PA, and has a dynamic practice rooted in real estate. On the transactional side of her practice, she advises real estate brokers, management companies, homeowners' associations, buyers and sellers of commercial and residential real estate, and business owners on a litany of matters from real estate to corporate formation to contracts. Ms. Bennett also represents small to mid-size business owners beginning with the initial formation of the entity throughout the life of the business. She also maintains a presence in the litigation side of the practice, including court appearances and motion practice, in both district and appellate courts. Ms. Bennett is an active alumna of William Mitchell College of Law, where she serves as a mentor to first and second-year law students. She is an active member of both the Minnesota State Bar Association and Hennepin County Bar Association. She received her B.A. degree from DePauw University and her J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law. Ms. Bennett has been recognized as a Minnesota Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine in the area of Real Estate Law in 2015-2017.

JEFFREY C. O'BRIEN is a partner with Chestnut Cambronne PA, and serves as general counsel to a wide variety of small and closely held businesses, as well as real estate investors and developers. He has significant experience working with craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries on an array of issues, including entity formation, financing, real estate matters, intellectual property protection, operational issues, and distribution contracts. Mr. O'Brien's clients also include real estate agents, developers and investors, community banks, title companies, restaurant operators, manufacturing companies, franchised businesses, retired professional athletes, financial advisors, insurance agents, and consulting businesses. He is certified as a real property law specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. A frequent lecturer and writer, Mr. O’Brien has presented and written articles on a variety of business and real estate topics. He is a regular guest on several radio shows and podcasts. Mr. O’Brien has been listed as a Minnesota Super Lawyer every year since 2013. Previously, he had been named a Rising Star by Minnesota Super Lawyers every year since 2008, a designation reserved for only 2.5 percent of all attorneys in Minnesota. Mr. O'Brien was named as one of the 40 Under Forty in 2014 by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. He received a B.S. degree, cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas; and a J.D. degree, cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law.

GARY K. LULOFF is a partner with Chestnut Cambronne PA, and specializes in the areas of civil litigation, class action litigation, and government representation. Mr. Luloff has represented clients in criminal and civil courts around the state, before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and, through amicus curiae briefs, before the Minnesota Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Mr. Luloff also served for six years as an investigator on the Second District Ethics Committee, and has been named a Rising Star each year since 2013. He received a B.A. degree from Carleton College and a J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law.

NATALIE R. WALZ is a litigation and transactional partner at Chestnut Cambronne PA, primarily practicing in the areas of real estate and intellectual property. Ms. Walz advises and assists clients regarding a broad range of legal and business matters, including issues related to intellectual property, trademark and copyright protection and enforcement, real estate, and homeowner association law. She has represented clients in state and federal courts, as well as before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Ms. Walz has been named a Minnesota Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine. In law school, Ms. Walz received the Dean's Award in Trial Advocacy and Sports Law. She also worked as an extern for the Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and served as a volunteer assisting in the representation of individuals in Housing Court. Ms. Walz is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She also participates in the mentor program at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She received a B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas; and a J.D. degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law.